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16 PORTLAND OBSERVER Wednesday March 4 2015 Our yesterdays revisited Many reminders of Portland’s whaling era From PAGE 15 William Dutton (1811-1878) was a mariner, sealer, pioneer, whaler, explorer and settler. He occupies a special place in the history of Portland and Victoria because of the role that he played in the establishment of that settlement and its whaling industry. Dutton’s Lookout At the northern end of the Ploughed Field overlooking the bay is Dutton’s Lookout. Constructed for the 1934 Portland-Victoria Centenary Celebrations, it also reminds us of the whaling firms with their lookouts on bluffs or headlands from which migrating whales could be sighted and signals sent to whaleboat crews on the shore. William Dutton is also remembered by way of Dutton Bluff, near Double Corner, Dutton Street in Portland, Dutton Way, and Dutton Street off the Dutton Way. As well, we have the Dutton Way Caravan Park and, until the 1980s, there was the Dutton Way Post Office. I believe that both Portland Primary School and Portland Secondary College have a Dutton House for sports and other organisational purposes. We are also reminded of the whaling era by the geographical feature of GLASS & ALUMINIUM Jamie Cram Roller Doors & Motors Manufacture and repair on: • Broken windows • Security doors • Glass table tops • Shower screens • Glass & mirror cut to size • Fly screens • Splash backs • Wardrobe doors • Balustrading Ph: 0437 312 693 Fax: 5523 5931 HOME MAINTENANCE MATT PICKIN HOME MAINTENANCE Registered Plumber Specialising in: • Bathroom makeovers • Kitchen makeovers • Gutter cleaning, repairs & replacement • Tiling • General home maintenance 0418 375 183 CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE Whalers Point and Whalers Court near the Portland Lighthouse. Whalers Rest Motor Inn at the entrance to Portland also highlights the settlement’s whaling past. Mount Clay Out Narrawong way, on Mount Clay, is Whalers Lookout. Overlooking Portland Bay, it is another reminder of the district’s whaling heritage. From near this point during the whaling era, the indigenous people kept watch for migrating whales. When whales were sighted, smoke signals were used to alert whalers around Portland Bay in the hope that many whaleboats would take to the water, create confusion, and increase the possibility of whales being forced ashore. As it was too difficult for the whalers to retrieve such whales, they might fall into the hands of the indigenous people. Whaleboat There is also the replica whaleboat built and rowed by the Promoting Portland Maritime Heritage Group. Built on traditional designs and lines, this whaleboat was launched in 2010 and is a regular presence in competitions and at special events including Portland’s annual Upwelling Festival. Some thirteen whaleboats took to the water in a recent festival. This continues a tradition of whaleboat races in local regattas and carnivals that was established in the 1870s. History House Museum and Research Centre also has material dealing with the whaling era, including occasional displays highlighting whaling and sealing, newspaper records of the 1840s, information on our whaling pioneers, books of reference and suchlike. Maritime Museum Portland’s Maritime Discovery Centre and its Maritime Museum also highlight the settlement’s rich maritime heritage. There are a many reminders of the whaling era, including harpoon heads, a trypot and other tools from the try works, an array of whale bones and the skull of a Southern Right Whale. The story of whaling at Portland features on storyboards at the entrance to the museum. There is also Ronald Skate’s fine sculptural representation of the fishing, whaling and sealing industry in Portland; one of five works depicting key elements of Portland’s economy in the early years. And, of course, at the entrance to the museum is the impressive and imposing skeleton of a 14 metre Sperm Whale from more recent times. www.spec.com.au ORTLAND OBSERVER Wednesday March 4 2015 Our yesterdays revisited Many reminders of Portland’s whaling era From PAGE 15 William Dutton (1811-1878) was a mariner, sealer, pioneer, whaler, explorer and settler. He occupies a special place in the history of Portland and Victoria because of the role that he played in the establishment of that settlement and its whaling industry. Dutton’s Lookout At the northern end of the Ploughed Field overlooking the bay is Dutton’s Lookout. Constructed for the 1934 Portland-Victoria Centenary Celebrations, it also reminds us of the whaling firms with their lookouts on bluffs or headlands from which migrating whales could be sighted and signals sent to whaleboat crews on the shore. William Dutton is also remembered by way of Dutton Bluff, near Double Corner, Dutton Street in Portland, Dutton Way, and Dutton Street off the Dutton Way. As well, we have the Dutton Way Caravan Park and, until the 1980s, there was the Dutton Way Post Office. I believe that both Portland Primary School and Portland Secondary College have a Dutton House for sports and other organisational purposes. We are also reminded of the whaling era by the geographical feature of GLASS & ALUMINIUM Jamie Cram Roller Doors & Motors Manufacture and repair on: • Broken windows • Security doors • Glass table tops • Shower screens • Glass & mirror cut to size • Fly screens • Splash backs • Wardrobe doors • Balustrading Ph: 0437 312 693 Fax: 5523 5931 HOME MAINTENANCE MATT PICKIN HOME MAINTENANCE Registered Plumber Specialising in: • Bathroom makeovers • Kitchen makeovers • Gutter cleaning, repairs & replacement • Tiling • General home maintenance 0418 375 183 CALL FOR A FREE QUOTE Whalers Point and Whalers Court near the Portland Lighthouse. Whalers Rest Motor Inn at the entrance to Portland also highlights the settlement’s whaling past. Mount Clay Out Narrawong way, on Mount Clay, is Whalers Lookout. Overlooking Portland Bay, it is another reminder of the district’s whaling heritage. From near this point during the whaling era, the indigenous people kept watch for migrating whales. When whales were sighted, smoke signals were used to alert whalers around Portland Bay in the hope that many whaleboats would take to the water, create confusion, and increase the possibility of whales being forced ashore. As it was too difficult for the whalers to retrieve such whales, they might fall into the hands of the indigenous people. Whaleboat There is also the replica whaleboat built and rowed by the Promoting Portland Maritime Heritage Group. Built on traditional designs and lines, this whaleboat was launched in 2010 and is a regular presence in competitions and at special events including Portland’s annual Upwelling Festival. Some thirteen whaleboats took to the water in a recent festival. This continues a tradition of whaleboat races in local regattas and carnivals that was established in the 1870s. History House Museum and Research Centre also has material dealing with the whaling era, including occasional displays highlighting whaling and sealing, newspaper records of the 1840s, information on our whaling pioneers, books of reference and suchlike. Maritime Museum Portland’s Maritime Discovery Centre and its Maritime Museum also highlight the settlement’s rich maritime heritage. There are a many reminders of the whaling era, including harpoon heads, a trypot and other tools from the try works, an array of whale bones and the skull of a Southern Right Whale. The story of whaling at Portland features on storyboards at the entrance to the museum. There is also Ronald Skate’s fine sculptural representation of the fishing, whaling and sealing industry in Portland; one of five works depicting key elements of Portland’s economy in the early years. 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